PlayStation All-Stars Dev Hit by Layoffs

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale developer Superbot has been hit by a round of layoffs. The news first broke via the Twitter account of Insomniac developer Mike Birkhead, and Sony has now confirmed.

A Sony spokesperson provided IGN with the following statement:

“SCEA can confirm that SuperBot Entertainment did make a reduction in their workforce today. The studio and SCEA remain committed to supporting PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale post launch, including developing the title’s forthcoming DLC releases in the coming months. The first character pack (including Kat from Gravity Rush and Emmett Graves from Starhawk) will be available for download on February 12 and will be free for the first two weeks. We’ll be sharing news of additional upcoming content soon.”

We’ve reached out for additional info about the extent of the layoffs and will update this story with any comment we receive. IGN wishes the best of luck to anyone affected by today’s news.